It's Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, and you've joined us for Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's daily article written by our co-founder, Dr. Jim Denison.

Last Friday, a federal appeals court blocked the mailing of Mephipristone prescriptions,

restricting access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U.S. On Monday, Justice Samuel Alito temporarily

restored broad access to the drug, suspending the lower court's ruling for one week so the

full Supreme Court can consider the emergency appeals and decide how to proceed.

Pro-life advocates like me celebrated in 2022 when Roe v. Wade was finally overturned, but we grieve that a

majority of Americans still think abortion should be legal in all or most cases. And since the

majority of abortions in the U.S. are attained through

medical medications, if the court's latest action stands, millions more babies will die.

In our highly secularized post-Christian culture, it seems like it's one step forward, two steps

back. But there's an antidote to the discouragement many of us feel. I don't typically

read House Beautiful, but their recent headline caught my eye. Psychologists explain why

everyone's suddenly obsessed with Grandma Things. Megan Schausse reports, quote,

From the renewed interest in vintage and antique-inspired design to celebrities openly embracing

slower, more traditional pastimes like knitting, gardening, and needlepoint, there's an

unmistakable shift toward a more grandmotherly way of living, particularly among young people.

In quote, to explain this shift, she quotes Dr. Alfonso Ferguson,

a licensed mental health counselor, quote,

In times of uncertainty or rapid change,

people gravitate toward familiar comforting symbols,

whether it's the warmth of a crocheted blanket,

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